Shock-loader.



No. 630,779, Patented Aug. 8, I899;

, F. JOHNSON.

' suocK LOADER.

(Application filed May 20, 1899.)

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Patented Aug. 8, I899.

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(Application filed my 20, 1899.)

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FRANK JOHNSON, OF FREDERIOKSBURG, MISSOURI.

SHOCK-LOADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,779, dated August 8, 1899.

Applicationfiled m 20,1899- Serial No. 717,560. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- I

Be it known that I, FRANK JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Fredericksburg, State of Missourhhave invented an Improvement in Shock-Loaders, of which the following is a specification.

My object is to make an apparatus that can be drawn to a standing shock, lift the shock bodily from the ground, transport the shock to a desired spot, and drop the shock again upon the ground in a standing position.

My invention consists of a compressionframe mounted upon two wheels, as required to allow the frame to swing from the horizontal position upwardly to a vertical position, a second frame hinged to the compression-frame and supported at its opposite end by two wheels, a Windlass mounted upon the second frame in running alinement with the center of the compression-frame, a tongue projecting from the center of the compres sion-frame to pass horizontally through the shock,a cable attached to the Windlass at 'its center and passing backwardly over the compression-frame around the shock under the tongue, and a device for connecting the ends of said cable in such a way that they may be readily released to release the shock without unwinding the Windlass; and 'my invention consists, further, of the details of construction and the features herein shown, described, and claimed.

Figure Iis a side elevation illustrating my shock-lifter, the two near wheels being removed, said View being taken looking in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. II. Fig. II is a top plan view. Fig. III is a sectional detail through the axles supporting the compression-frame on the line III III of Fig. II. Fig. IV is a rear elevation of the compression-frame, taken'looking in the di-- rection indicated by the arrows IV in Figs. I and II. Fig. V is a side .elevation showing the operation of lifting a shock of corn. Fig. VI is a side elevation of the device for connecting the ends of the cable. FigJV-II is a plan view taken looking in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. VI.

In the construction of the device as shown I have used the front and rear axles of an ordinary farm-wagon, and the compressionframe is built upon the rear axle and turns upon the spindles in the hubs of the rear wheel. The brackets 1 are attached to the bottom of the rear axle 2 near its ends and extend downwardly. The short reach 3 is attached to the forward axle 4c by means of the king-bolt 5. The sills 6 are attached to the forward end of the reach 3 upon each side and extend backwardly and outwardly. The iron bars 7 are attached to the rear ends of the sills 6 and are pivotally connected to the lower ends of the brackets 1 by the bolts 8. The bars 7 extend backwardly beyon'd'the pivots, so as to engage the'axle 2 and limit the rotary motion of said axle, as shown in Fig. I. A brace 9 connects the sills 6 to the reach 3 near the center of the reach. The bearing-blocks 10 are mounted upon the sills 6 near their forward ends. The Windlass 11 is mounted between the bearing-blocks 10. Ratchet-wheels 12 are fixed upon the ends of the Windlass. Pawls 13 are pivotally connected to the bearing-blocks and engage the ratchet-wheels 12.

Levers 14 are pivotally mounted upon the shaft of the Windlass and have pawls 15 to engage the ratchet-wheels 12. The reciprocation of the free ends of the levers 1a rotates the Windlass 11. The guide-rollers 16 are mounted 'in vertical parallel positions upon the brace T9 in transverse alinement, and the brace 17 connects theupper ends of the said rollers.

The bolster 18 is of the ordinaryconstruction and is attached to the axle 2 in the ordinary .way.

The stakes 19 extend fromthe ends of the bolster. The hounds 20 have their lower ends fixed between the axle and the bolster, and the braces 21 extend from the upper ends of the hounds to the bottom of the axle. The

block 22 has notches cut inits ends to receive the stakes 19, and said block is placed in position upon the bolster. The brace 23 extends from the center of the block 22 to the forward or upper ends of the hounds, and a cross-piece 24. is attached to the forward end of the brace 23, as shown in Fig. IV. The rollers 25 are journaled in the ends of the block 22 and in the ends of the cross-piece 24., said rollers being substantially parallel with the'hounds 20. The compression members 26are attached to the block 22 by means of the screws or nails 27 and extend past the upper ends of the stakes 19 and are attached to said stakes 19 by means of the bolts 28. The extension-arms 29 are pivotally connected to the outer ends of the compression members 26 by means of the bolts 30, and the lower ends of said arms 29 engage the outer sides of the stakes 19, as required to allow the upper or rear ends of said arms 29 to swing inwardly. The loop or eye 31 is attached to the center of the block 22 and extends backwardly or downwardly. The tongue 32 is inserted through the eye 31 and extends backwardly or upwardly half-way between the stakes 19. The eye 33 is placed upon the forward end of the tongue 32 and extends upwardly through the reach-opening 34 between the axle 2 and the bolster 18 and through the plate 35, placed over said opening 34, and said eye is secured in position by being screw-threaded into the plate 35.

In Figs. VI and VII, I have shown a latch mechanism for connecting the ends of the cable, and this mechanism consists of the irregular-shaped ring 36, with the brace 37 extending crosswise of the ring, the link 38 attached to one end of the ring, the tongue 39 attached to the opposite end of the ring, and the latch 40 attached to the same end of the ring as the link 38 and connecting the free end of the tongue 39. The link 38 is attached to one end of the cable l1. The ring 42 is attached to the opposite end of the cable, and when it is desired to connect the two ends of the cable the tongue 39 is inserted through the ring 42 and then swung backwardly and engaged by the latch 40. A hook is attached to the center of the cable and engages in the opening 13 in the center of the Windlass.

WVhen it is desired to move a shock of corn, I back the apparatus up to the shock in such a way that the tongue 32 will pass horizontally through the center of the shock. I then pass the ends of the cable backwardly from the Windlass between the rollers 16, then outside of the hounds 20 and inside of the rollers 25, passing one end around the shock one way and the other end around the shock the other way under the tongue 32, and connect the ends of the cable in the manner described.

sition to be transported to any desired spot, and when the desired spot has been reached I disengage the latch 40 from the free end of the tongue 39, thus disengaging the ends of the cable, and the butt-end of the shock being heavier than the heads will cause the compression-frame to assume its normal position and stand the shock on its base.

The ring 36 forms a base for the latching device, which rests against the shock of corn and prevents the tongue 39 and the latch 40 from coming in contact with the corn or from becoming entangled in the corn, as would occur if the base were narrow. Any weight applied to the sills 6 presses downwardly and serves to assist in lifting the shock.

I claim 1. In a shock-lifter, a compression-frame pivotally mounted, a Windlass upon the opposite side of the frame from the shock and a cable extending from the Windlass around the shock as required to press the shock against the compression-frame and means of parting said cable to release the shock, substantially as specified.

2. In a shock-lifter, a compression-frame, a tongue extending from the compressionframe between the arms, a Windlass upon the opposite side of the compression-frame,a cable passing from the Windlass through the compression-frame around the shock and under said tongue, substantially as specified.

3. In a shock-lifter, a compression-frame pivotally mounted, a tongue extending from said oo1npression-frame,'a Windlass upon the opposite side of the compression-frame from the tongue and a cable extending from the Windlass around the shock under the tongue as required to swing the tongue upwardly after the shock has been compressed, substantially as specified.

4. In a shock-lifter, a compression-frame pivotally mounted, a tongue extending from the compression-frame to pass through the standing shock, a Windlass mounted upon the opposite side of the compression-frame from the tongue, a cable attached to said Windlass and extending around the shock under the tongue, the ends of said cable being removably connected, substantially as specified.

5. In a shock-lifter, a compression-frame, guide-rollers extending upwardly from said frame, said rollers being closer together at their upper ends than at their lower ends, a tongue extending backwardly from said compression-frame, a Windlass mounted upon the opposite side of the compression-frame from the tongue and a cable attached at its center to the Windlass and having its ends passed backwardly between the guide-rollers and then around the shock under the tongue, substantially as specified.

FRANK JOHNSON.

\Vit-nesses:

SEMER G. WELLs, CLINTON L. CALDWELL.

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